nelz wrote:It was Pretty Vacant, I don't think it would have been considered appropriate to play God Save the Queen, it might have woken her up!

According to my wife they played both, GSTQ first then in the 70s bit Pretty Vacant

Yep just checked with my better half and she confirmed they played both.
The reason GSTQ stuck in my mind is that they played that and "Relax", both of which were banned by the BBC at the time of their release, but are now apparently seen to be an iconic part of our heritage !

Yes I agree that £9-24bln on 2 weeks of running, jumping, sitting and throwing is excessive. Yes I think it's pretty sickening that foreign firms tie up everything in a 100sq miles of London (including toilet dispensers in local restaurants), then take the profits and run them through off-shore tax havens.

BUT. It's here, and damnit, if I have paid £150-£400 I'm going to enjoy some of it. Looking forward to the Basketball, Boxing and Cycling (don't mention today).

Started watching last night at 6pm, was a little worried, looked a little Am-Dram, the set lifted from Watership Down. Ahh the Red Arrows, something iconic, good.

9pm. What the hell is this. I was transfixed for the next 4 hours.
Yes there were cockups and sections I didn't appreciate, but speaking with others we all liked different aspects.

In short. Moments of cheese, followed by epic volumes of British madness, followed by moments of brilliance.

Did not watch no idiot box and using a GSM dongle for connectivity too expensive to watch on the net contented myself with the CBC radio coverage they don't have the rights here CTV does so they are limited on what they can actually broadcast.But being in the over the hill group don't really care who wins what